Rio Rancho Public Library database offers free access to the following resources with your valid library card (Library offered databases are a reliable and authoritative source provided for your use by the Rio Rancho Public Library and/or the New Mexico State Library):

Ancestry.com

The massive database, Ancestry Library Edition, has images of more than seven billion documents, registers, and indexes, including censuses from the U.S. and many other nations, vital records, military records, immigration lists, school yearbooks, city directories, church histories, and land records. It also has how-to guides, searching tools, ways to share with others, blank charts and forms, dictionaries, maps, pictures, and stories.

Ancestry Library Edition is only available on computers within the library.
Look for the flag icon on the public access computer screen.

Brainfuse HelpNowBrainfuse HelpNow provides students of all ages with live online tutoring and homework help in English and Spanish from 2pm - 11pm. It includes 24/7 access to a comprehensive library of interactive tests, including academic skills assessments, standardized tests, and New Mexico-aligned tests.

Business Insights: Essentials
This resource center offers company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and business periodicals.

Chilton Online Auto Repair ManualsChilton's manuals contain do-it-yourself auto repair information.Downloadable and Digital MediaLearn how to access the library's eBook, eAudiobook, eMagazines, music and video collections here. We are adding items on a continual basis, so check back often!

El PortalEl Portal’s user-friendly access is available from any online connection including from home, work, school, the library, and portable devices such as smart phones. Search over 50 databases at once! Topics include medical, academic, arts, culinary, popular culture, business resources including newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Get started today with the tutorial.

Gale DatabasesWith Gale Databases, you can choose from over 50 separate databases or search all of them at once. The listing includes health journals, sports medicine, fine arts, culinary arts, and popular magazines.

General Reference Center Gold
This database has articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals.

Heritage Quest Online*Please Note, Heritage Quest is currently only available from within the library computers.Heritage Quest is a comprehensive collection of American genealogical sources searchable anywhere you have internet access. Searchable images of U.S. Federal Census records, as well as information from books, magazines, and journals relating to family and local history are available. *Heritage Quest is currently only available within the libraries.

NewsBank NewsBank is an online, searchable database providing access to three New Mexico newspapers. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded.